The politics of voter suppression, defending and expanding Americans' right to vote, Tova Andrea Wang
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The politics of voter suppression, defending and expanding Americans' right to vote, Tova Andrea Wang
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The politics of voter suppression
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Tova Andrea Wang
Sub title
defending and expanding Americans' right to vote
Summary
"Tova Wang explains how, across the twentieth century, the issue of access to the ballot was transformed from a largely practical matter of electoral advantage into an ideological difference between the Democrat and Republican Parties."--Publisher's Web site
Table Of Contents
The voter inclusion principle -- The early years of vote suppression -- Conditions and consequences of the Voting Rights Act -- Vote suppression goes national and Republican -- The battle over Motor Voter -- The election of 2000 and its fallout -- A slight upswing -- Effects on election outcomes -- How to increase participation -- Epilogue : what citizens can do
Classification
Creator
Subject
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Voting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Suffrage -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Voter registration + Corrupt practices -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Voter registration -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Elections + Corrupt practices -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject7
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Voting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Suffrage -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Voter registration + Corrupt practices -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Voter registration -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Elections + Corrupt practices -- United States -- History -- 20th century